Burma Country Guide | Guide to Burma

Country Guide Burma

Capital: Yangon

Population: 50,519,000

Currency: kyat (MMK)

Religions: Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%

Government: military junta

Languages: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages

Climate: tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April)

Phone Code: 95

Festivals in Burma

Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Balloon Festival [video]

Chinlone [video]

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Burma Flights

Myanmar Airways International (Burma) - Myanmar Airways International offers services to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Qatar.

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